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Inverclyde road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2002, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2001 (232), and casualties fell from 311.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,556 collisions in Inverclyde.

Collisions in 2002
197
Down 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
284
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24687%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2002 is highlighted, with 197, down 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253951
20244867
20233353
20223350
20213548
20204148
201997144
20187895
201791117
2016112146
2015109145
2014130186
2013120150
2012136170
2011155208
2010165205
2009146182
2008194260
2007205266
2006198268
2005172225
2004196257
2003223324
2002197284
2001232311
2000254352
1999255325
1998304398
1997321442
1996284361
1995295395
1994342435
1993280388
1992317420
1991317419
1990291387
1989324399
1988325396
1987329455
1986389462
1985402500
1984402478
1983371434
1982400508
1981430530
1980347448
1979392492

When and where crashes happen in Inverclyde in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.1%)
  • February16 (8.1%)
  • March16 (8.1%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May15 (7.6%)
  • June15 (7.6%)
  • July18 (9.1%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September15 (7.6%)
  • October16 (8.1%)
  • November19 (9.6%)
  • December17 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (50%)
  • Wet or damp97 (49%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (76%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (12%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (20%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (64%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2052 (18%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3557 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (19%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (50%)
  • Passenger93 (33%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (78%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Inverclyde

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Inverclyde ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2002.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2002

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2002, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2002

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2002: 34, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83453110
2ndA78304116
3rdA770182513
4thA7618901
5thB705481102
6thB78871000
7thB7861100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2002

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2002: 75.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2002

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2002: 56.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years